In the Courts (April 24, 2013)

The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

ULSTER COUNTY COURT

u Weapons possession: Brian Amell, 33, of Kingston was sentenced to seven years in prison and five years post-release supervision Tuesday by Family Court Judge Anthony McGinty for criminal possession of a loaded weapon. Amell was arrested by Kingston police on Aug. 30, 2012, and charged on two counts of felony possession of a weapon after he was stopped by police at Foxhall and Albany avenues in Kingston and found with a loaded .32-caliber handgun.

u Arson: Richard Mann, 19, of Ellenville, pleaded guilty to felony burglary and was sentenced by Ulster County Judge Donald A. Williams to one and one half to four years in prison and ordered to pay $300 restitution. He had been arrested in November 2012 for setting fires in the village of Ellenville.

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u DWI: Lashon Smith, 25, of Conklin Street, Poughkeepsie, was sentenced to five years probation, ordered to install an ignition interlock device, fined $1,000 and had his license revoked by Williams on Tuesday. Smith pleaded guilty April 17 before Williams to felony drunken driving. Smith was arrested May 12, 2012, by state police.